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12/11/16 Show Notes, ft. Craig Santos Perez

For December 11, 2016, Craig Santos Perez shares a poem in support of the water protectors at Standing Rock. Check out his poem below plus a short curated playlist by the poet himself.

INTRO FROM THE POET: in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and all peoples protecting the sacred waters of this earth

BIO: Craig Santos Perez is a native Chamorro from the Pacific Island of Guam. He is the author of three book, most recently from unincorporated territory [guma’], which received an American Book Award 2015. He is an associate professor in the English department at the University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa.